Percy's Pov~

My dad came after me again, crying with his eyes red, and tried to punch me. He just tripped me and I crawled away before he could grab my foot, and I stood up to run to the yard where I could jump the fence.

"Percy, come here," he said in a drunken stupor.

"Why should I?" I was shaking but what he said brought me back to the sick reality of why I'm here.

"I killed the family."

I woke up in a sheen of sweat and looking around to see if my dad was here, even though I knew he wouldn't be. I was terrified, just like I remember when he told me a few weeks ago. But when I looked around, I saw Annabeth next to me, it seemed to relax me, but only a little.

What do I do with her? I can't just leave her here… What time is it? I look around for the damn clock I put up and read 8:00..crap! Dinner! dammit, I thought while shaking Annabeth awake. She looked at me wondering why I did that.

"We," I had to clear my voice from sleep, "We are late for dinner, it's eight right now."

She looks stunned and tried to stand up, but her feet get tangled in the blanket I put over us a few hours earlier. As I walked out the door a loud thunk made me turn to see Annabeth on the ground getting mad at the blanket. But as she tangled to get out of it, the more she got lost in it. I walked over to her and told her to stop moving. She did and I grabbed the blanket that was covering her legs and pulled it, as quick as I could. It moved and I threw it on the bed as she moved to get up. She brought out her notepad but I pulled her along, trying to get down stairs as fast as I could. Everyone knows- if your late for dinner you were late to get back after running out. Aka- you were up to no good.

I grabbed her hand and dragged her down the stairs. I let go of her as I ran to an empty seat and she ran in right behind me to the boy known as Nico and the girl Thalia, as she told me. Just as we were catching our breath Chiron walked in and was going to take roll. I sighed in relief. And looked at Annabeth, she returned the relieved look and raised her hand as her name was called. Chiron walked out to his office after taking note everyone was here.

"So," Michael Yew started, "What were you two doing?" He said suggestively.

"We were screwing your mom. Mind your business." He wasn't satisfied with the answer so as I got up to get my food, he tried to trip me.

"Knock it off."

"What are you going to do about it?" I tried to count to ten in my head, like my shrink said, I couldn't afford to loose it. Annabeth may not want to be friends with me, she seemed hesitant, but I want at least one friend in this joint. Maybe I wouldn't get as angry.

"It's not of you business." I clenched my jaw and sat down.

I would like to know who's idea it was to put all these orphans and drug babies in one room with no supervision. It really doesn't seem smart.

"Well then what about you?" He said looking at Annabeth. But Thalia stood up for her.

"You heard him! Mind your own business Yew!"

"Don't tell me what to do!"

"Then let me show you!" She stood up and went to Yew and punched him. It may not have bee hard, but it brought a smile to my face.

"Nice one," I said to her.

"Thank you, but I know you want to do it. Why didn't you?"

"I've learned parole is a horrible thing, from my father, and I don't need to go on it again. I'm Percy."

"Well looks like I'm sticking with you, tough guy. I'm Thalia. This is Nico."

"Hey Nico."

"Sup," he nodded as a greeting. By the way they acted and how they introduced each other or whatever, they seemed like a couple. They certainly looked like they could be together.

"Well that was a close call huh?" I said to Annabeth as she started eating. She nodded a 'yes' and continued, like I did.

After the dinner, I walked back up the stairs after looking at the children around me, who know how looney they were. But the tug on my hood made me turn and see Annabeth a step behind me.

"What?" She brought out her notepad and searched her pockets for a pen. I, once again, grabbed the pen I had out of my pocket.

Can I walk up with you?

"I don't care, why?"

I think Thalia is out to get me, she wants to know what happened.

"Hah, their all nosy here, huh?"

Well I guess.

"How long have you been here?" I asked while she moved beside me on the small stairs.

I came here the night before you came.

"Really? Then how did you know so much?"

Thalia and Nico told me about everyone.

"Nice."

I know right?

We were at the top of the stairs now, three stories seems like nothing when I'm talking to her.

"Well here we are, I guess I'll see at breakfast in the morning?"

She nodded and handed me the pen back.

"Goodnight," I said as I walked into my room. I instantly plugged my iPod in and Fun.'s We are Young started blaring. I always love the part about the empire state for some reason. But I got ready for bed and tried to focus on anything but the sobbing that seemed to come from downstairs, so I focused on the mute girl next room to me as I went to bed.

The morning knock came to me and I got out of my bed and saw the desk chair box sitting outside of my room as I walked out. I pushed the box inside and grabbed my backpack, in case we left early. I heard we leave right after breakfast.

I trudded down the stairs and looked only at my breakfast. The other kids slowly arrived in my peripheral vision but I paid them no attention. But as I got up to put my dish away I overheard Thalia talking to Nico.

"- like you too, but it won't work out. You know they would find out. Who knows what they would say." I smiled a little, I know they were into each other. But when I looked over to them, the seat next to Thalia was empty, where Annabeth sat. I looked around the table quickly, so I wouldn't be noticed, and saw no Annabeth. Great, now I have to go wake her up.

I went up the stairs and went to Annabeth's door and knocked on it, with no response from her. I pounded on the door and still there was no answer. I twisted the door knob to find it unlocked, well that was easy, I thought.

I opened the door and found Annabeth in her pajamas still sleeping. I sat my backpack down on her clean desk, everything about the room was bare. Did she bring nothing but essentials? I walked over to her and shook her, no response from her. How does this girl wake up every morning?

"Annabeth, wake up." Her face twisted and she started crying in her sleep. I wonder if she is the one I've heard sobbing at night.

"Come on Annabeth, stop crying." I nudged her arm again, but she was to caught up in the dream she was having.

"Great," I muttered to myself. I picked up the blanket and apparently she slept in short shorts and a long top, I grinned at her, but then remembered what I was doing. Damn cute girls and their good bodies.

I picked her up bridal style and then sat down, with her in my lap trying to shake her awake.

"Annabeth! Come on, I thought you were mute, not deaf!" She opened her eyes in panic and then moved to get of my lap and almost fell on her ass to the ground.

"Hah, come on, school is today. You have to get ready." She looked surprised but then looked round for her clothes. She grabbed them out of the dresser and ran into the bathroom. I heard the shower run and looked at the clock.

"Hey I hope you'll be done in the next 5 minutes because we are almost late again. Do you have your backpack ready?" No response, of course.

I looked around and saw a purple Jansport backpack with plenty of notebooks and pencils with a variety of pens inside. But as I looked around for a jacket or iPod I found nothing. I ran to my room and grabbed one of my other iPods with earphones and shoved it in the front of it and zipped the bag up. I also grabbed the hoodie she had in my room and handed it to her as she walked out of the bathroom ready. She had her hair down and brushed but it was still pretty wet. She grabbed the towel and dried it a little more before grabbing the bag out of my hand and hoodie. She was about to put it on over her v-neck but I stopped her.

"Put it on later, we have to get down there." She nodded and we ran down the stairs, just in time to be the last one's out the door fro the bus.

We were the first one's on and I made my way towards the back, and Annabeth followed me. When I sat down she looked from the seat across and the one next to me.

"I think you should sit next to me, who knows how many kids get on." She nodded hesitantly and put her back down at her feet next to me. She looked around nervously as we passed by unfamiliar streets. We both looked out the window as we saw a whole new city in New York, one that I never visited, surprisingly. But I'm not sure what the name of it was.

"Oh, I put an iPod in your bag, I didn't see one in your room." She looked through her backpack and found the iPod classic with earphones. But she took her notebook out with a pen and wrote- why do I need this?

"Trust me, it gets boring in school."

Well I have been to school before, it isn't wise to ignore the teachers.

"No, but your friends are at your old school. Your stuck with me I guess. And I'm not as fantastic as I appear," I grinned at her.

For a new friend, you sure are trusting.

"What do you mean?"

Well most of my old friends I have known for years never let me borrow an iPod.

"Well looks like you have a good friend huh?" she nodded and wrote down in the small notebook again.

Well thanks.

"Yeah. Now will you tell me when we get there? I'm going to bed, it takes an awful lot to wake you up. I like the pajamas by the way." She blushed dark red and nodded. And I laid against the window and took a nap, I was always tired.

There we go! Next chapter is going to be them going to school. Please tell me if you even like it, I am so used to writing them as older teens, it's kinda foreign for me to write about them at this age. However, you can help me if you click the blue button and review!